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Barrow Astro Turf Pitches (ATP), located at Barrow Park, are now open to the public for evening bookings.

Westmorland and Furness Council's Cabinet has agreed to finalise an agreement with Homes England to receive funding of £9.95 million for Windermere Gateway, to deliver the highways works crucial to the project's success.

An unused old all-weather bowling green in Barrow has found a new life as a sensory trail for all ages. The green at the Abbotsvale Community Centre hadn’t been used for years and has now had been transformed into the Abbotsvale Oasis.

Time is running out for people to have their say on a new batch of proposed 20mph speed limit schemes aimed at making roads safer for all.

The council is delivering the Abbey Road project as part of its wider commitment to make active travel the natural choice for everyday journeys, improving health and connecting communities more sustainably.

Westmorland and Furness residents are being urged to check their electoral registration details or risk losing their chance to vote on decisions that affect them.

Local organisations are being invited to an event that will showcase how they can support a new Cumbria-wide scheme that will help people with complex needs get into employment.

Children across Westmorland and Furness are encouraged to join this year’s Summer Reading Challenge which launched on Saturday 5 July and will run until mid-September.

Cumberland Council and Westmorland & Furness Council have written to the UK Government to request a deferral to the proposed 2026 Cumbria Mayoral Election.

Westmorland and Furness Council has welcomed the Government’s announcement of funding approval for a major project to dual the A66.